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The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia (which also governed what is now the Northern Territory), and Western Australia agreed to unite and form the Commonwealth of Australia, establishing a system of federalism in ...
The Federation of Australian Historical Societies (FAHS) is the peak body for historical societies throughout Australia. [1] [2] It has eight constituent members, one in each of the Australian states and internal self-governing territories. It lobbies governments on behalf of the sector and has formed alliances with other related bodies.
Australian Society for Sports History; Australian Society for the Study of Labour History; C. Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations; F.
The history of Australia from 1901 to 1945 begins with the federation of the six colonies to create the Commonwealth of Australia. The young nation joined Britain in the First World War, suffered through the Great Depression in Australia as part of the global Great Depression and again joined Britain in the Second World War against Nazi Germany in 1939.
The history of Australia is the history of the land and peoples which comprise the Commonwealth of Australia. The modern nation came into existence on 1 January 1901 as a federation of former British colonies .
The Royal Australian Historical Society, formerly Australian Historical Society, is a voluntary organisation founded in Sydney, Australia in 1901 [1] [2] with Andrew Houison as founding president. [3] Its goals are to encourage the study of and interest in Australian history. It has a membership throughout Australia and many of its activities ...
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[8] [9] From 1918 to 1930, after the Great Depression began, the Federation was represented to the US by trade ministers. Representation by trade ministers resumed in 1938 and continued until 1940. [7] On January 8, 1940, the Australian and American governments established official diplomatic relations.